I'm about to give up...

CONNIIE I FEEL THE SAME WAY..I HAVE BEEN GOOD AND STILL HAVE NOT DROPPED ANY WEIGHT AT ALL..BUT LETS NOT GIVE UP...WE WILL GET THERE BECUZ WE ARE NOT QUITERS..... :flowerforyou:

I carry water weight for about a week and a half to two weeks due to my period. it's annoying, but it's life.... dont' get frustrated - it's going to happen, there's nothing you can do about it -- it is NOT actual weight gain, it's water weight. try not weighing during this time.

Before you give up, try hitting your target every single day (or at least 6 days a week). Looks like you're coming in short every day.

Ninjas get bloated?

YOU GOTTA GET UP TO GET DOWN!

Don't give up yet! There will always be peaks and valleys. Just focus on what you're taking in, and take it one step at a time. It's kinda like a 12-step program: You have to face each obstacle one by one. Often, when I'm faced with a temptation, I'll think to myself "This time, I'll say no", and I'm usually able to get past it. And when I don't, I recognize that that's ok, too. It just can't happen very often.

Women are especialy challenged when it comes to retaining water. Keeping a very close watch on the amount of sodium you take in can be very helpful here. It's in almost everything you eat, and it's very sneaky. When you do take in a lot, it can take a couple of days to flush it out. I try to keep my intake around 1200 mg a day, and it's very challenging. When I go up, I can usually point to something I ate the day before that had a large amount of sodium. My own little rule of thumb: If someone else made it, it's got too much sodium.

I think we all understand the period thing. Don't give up. I have finally figured out that I will slip at that time of month, but you have to figure, in a month's time....there are 84 meals that you eat (3 meals a day, 7 days a week, 4 weeks a month - I think my math at 84 is correct, but....correct me if I am wrong). Most of the month, you are eating well and sticking to your plan, give yourself credit for the majority of the meals you ate correctly and for the 3,4,5,6 or 10 that you slipped, oh well you did good for the rest of the meals. When you are faced with snacking/cheating during that monthly time- try to (as hard as it is) distract yourself. I hate exercising, so I will play games on my laptop - as far away from the kitchen as I can get and I usually get to into the game, so much that I don't want to get up to get that food I am craving.

Before you take the bite - ask yourself - it this worth it? Is it worth the extra exercising I will have to do to loose the extra calories.

Another trick I use, if I really, really want something, I will go out and log it into MFP and see how bad it really is for my daily total and if it fits or sort of fits, I have it, if not, I delete it and don't have it. Sometimes seeing it (the totals on mfp) in your face can help you. It doesn't work 100% of the time, but the majority of the time it helps to do this.

Don't quit or give up - the rest of the month you have probably done so well - celebrate those successes and just know that each month during that time, you will have a struggle. But don't give up! Believe in yourself that you can get by this time of month and celebrate when you do!

Don't do it don't do it don't give up! I try to look at overall progress versus daily or even weekly. We all have our platueas and set-backs but if you are on the right path (and you know if you are) then don't let the numbers on the scale get you down too much.

Try a detox cleans. I was feeling really bloated too. I decided to try a cleans for few days and one full day fast and I felt alot better. Note: I convinced myself that I had to rid my intestines of parasite (from eating too much med rare red meat and Sushi). I felt clean and refreshed, and ready to continue after the detox. Dont give up.